Although I dislilke proselytizing, I learned an interesting «take it to the bank» fact about Catholic charities: it is this: because good and decent people who are priests and nuns take vows of poverty and are given only small allowances, Catholic charities in general deliver a far greater percentage of your donated dollar to the work you wanted done with it. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
When Jesuit priests and brothers complete their training, they make vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and a special vow to the pope «with regard to missions»; that is, with regard to places the pope wishes to send us. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Its main activity is the life of prayer under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, with such formal and personal ministries as are compatible with it. (religion-online.org)